PEMA COMPANIES IN THE NEWS

Erie, PA—Eriez® President and CEO Tim Shuttleworth announces that Charlie Ingram has been promoted to the newly created position of Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, effective January 1, 2019. Ingram served most recently as Eriez Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Shuttleworth says, “Over his 25 years of dedicated service to Eriez, Charlie has played a key role in developing and executing sales and marketing strategies which have significantly contributed to our company’s substantial growth and worldwide success. He is an extremely effective, respected and strategic leader in the industries we serve.” As Executive Vice President and Chief [...]

SALINA, KANS -  “Over the past 10 years, Vortex has experienced strong growth – with more on the horizon,” explained Jeff Thompson, president at Vortex. “As our entire organization grows in size and complexity, managing the company will require more specialized focus and coordination, going forward.” With that, Vortex is pleased to announce several reassignments within its senior management team: Jeff Thompson will continue to serve as President, managing the company’s daily business operations. He has been with Vortex since 2002. Travis Young will assume the role as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and will manage the strategic direction of Vortex, [...]

Jacob Tubing, LP. , a manufacturer of modular tubing based in Memphis, Tennessee, will be celebrating their 20th anniversary celebration on October 19, 2018.

QUERÉTARO CITY, QUERÉTARO, MÉXICO – Vortex Latinoamérica, a solids and bulk handling components company, is pleased to announce it has relocated. In August, the company moved from Pachuca, México to Querétaro, where they are now situated in a comfortable, newly renovated industrial facility.

Peter Lorenz, president, Lorenz Conveying Products Lorenz Conveying Products, Cobourg, Ontario, Canada, manufacturers of pneumatic conveying products, announces the acquisition of Flow Valves International, Evanston, IL, manufacturer of Syntron and SMS Iris flow control valves. The Flow Valves International plant, located in Normal, IL, will remain, with current employees and resources in place. “This addition of the Iris flow valves to our product line is the perfect fit with our other products and will allow us to service our customer base more effectively from the new location,” said Peter Lorenz, president of Lorenz Conveying Products. “It gives us [...]

Vortex is pleased to announce the acquisition of Kasa Fab, a leading custom metal fabrication and manufacturing company. Located at 304 East Avenue B in Salina, Kansas, Kasa Fab was a division of Kasa Companies, which includes Kasa Controls & Automation, IntelliFinishing, and Kasa Anlagen.

DARLINGTON, UK – Vortex Global Limited, a solids and bulk handling components company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Renene CPE Service (FZE) as its new representative agent for the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar. With this appointment, Renene CPE Service (FZE) will now be responsible for creating customer relationships, arranging site visits, and following up on Vortex customer inquiries received throughout these countries.

OCONOMOWOC, Wis. (July 23, 2018) – Sentry Equipment, a global provider of representative sampling and analysis technologies, announced today its intent to purchase Integrity Measurement & Control, Inc. (IMC), a distributor of pipeline corrosion monitoring and chemical optimization products based in Sugar Land, Texas. The business will be integrated into the Sentry Process Monitoring Tech Center (PMTC) in Houston to further meet customer demands. IMC has been a representative and valued Sentry Equipment business partner for over five years. “By bringing IMC into the Sentry PMTC fold, our upstream and midstream oil & gas customers will have a single center for application [...]

NEWTON, KS – As students begin to make college and vocational training plans for the fall, Bunting® Magnetics Co. today announced fifteen students have been selected to receive 2018-2019 scholarships in memory of the company’s founders.

SALINA, KANS., USA – Vortex is pleased to announce the appointment of Lyndon Flower as Business Development Manager. In this role, Flower will be an added resource to Vortex’s USA & Canada division. His focus will be on working with manufacturers’ representatives, regional and territory sales managers, and industry specialists to further expand the sales of Vortex products in the dry bulk material handling industry. “It is rare to find someone so well-known in our industry with as much direct experience as Lyndon has,” said Brian Burmaster, vice president of sales at Vortex. “He has been active in sales, management and engineering for a multinational company for more than 20 years. His skillset will be a major asset to our company, and we are very excited to have him joining our team.”